April 15, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion
North Carolina pastor John Pavlovitz is no stranger to controversy. Read story
April 13, 2017, 5:53pm Churches & Religion
Pope Francis washed the feet of a dozen inmates at a maximum security prison on Holy Thursday in a pre-Easter ritual meant to show his willingness to serve society’s most marginal and give them hope. Francis urged the prisoners to help one another out and similarly “be the servant of… Read story
April 9, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
On the front of Town Plaza remains a faded outline of what used to be in this building: Columbia River Community Services. Or, as many people called it, the welfare office. Read story
April 8, 2017, 6:12am Churches & Religion
In recent years, Christians have had more babies than any other religious group worldwide. But by 2035, Muslims are projected to experience the higher birth rate, putting the world’s two largest religions on track to have a near equal share of the global population by 2060, according to a demographic… Read story
April 8, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
It’s not quite Moses’ 40 years in the desert, but for nine struggling Venezuelan converts to Judaism, their tortuous journey to a better life in the promised land finally brought them to Israel on Thursday. Read story
April 8, 2017, 6:00am Churches & Religion
The scourge of gun violence in Chicago has been a favorite talking point on both the left and the right, frequently used as an example of the need for either law-and-order policing or stricter gun legislation. Read story
April 6, 2017, 9:35am Churches & Religion
The 89-year-old president of the Mormon church is expected to return to his normal schedule after being released from the hospital. Read story
April 6, 2017, 9:21am Churches & Religion
Spokane-area Jehovah’s Witnesses waited anxiously Wednesday for a Russian court ruling on whether the church in Russia will be labeled an extremist organization. Read story
April 1, 2017, 6:53pm Churches & Religion
Mormon leaders reminded church members Saturday about the importance of performing ceremonial baptisms on dead ancestors who didn’t receive the ordinance while alive — a practice unique to the faith that came under fire in the past from Jews when they discovered Holocaust victims were being baptized. Read story
April 1, 2017, 6:05am Churches & Religion
When Aida Vazin was 15, she decided her mother’s Baha’i faith was not right for her. Read story
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